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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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